Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of antique Chinese porcelains, Sung and Ming potteries, ancient stone sculptures, carved jades and other hard stones, snuff bottles, Mandarin necklaces, bronzes, enamels, palace furniture and wall panels and a number of rare and fine ancient Chinese paintings of the Sung and Ming periods [electronic resource] : all of which are to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the Chinese expert, Lee Van Ching of Shanghai on the afternoons herein stated . ur-ing the Eight Immortals borne upon clouds and Shou-Lao ridinga stork, illustrating
Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of antique Chinese porcelains, Sung and Ming potteries, ancient stone sculptures, carved jades and other hard stones, snuff bottles, Mandarin necklaces, bronzes, enamels, palace furniture and wall panels and a number of rare and fine ancient Chinese paintings of the Sung and Ming periods [electronic resource] : all of which are to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the Chinese expert, Lee Van Ching of Shanghai on the afternoons herein stated . ur-ing the Eight Immortals borne upon clouds and Shou-Lao ridinga stork, illustrating the Pa Si Zon Shou, a celebration of thesupernatural realms. Height, \l% inches. (Illustrated) 372— Pair Temple Jars (Kang-hsi) Soft white glaze with a delicate metallic lustre, and a decorationprincipally in copper-red, with reliefs of pale pistache-greenlightly mottled, pale aubergine, and a light greenish-yellow, towhich are added blue rings. The designs include lotus seed-pods,gourds, leaf-shape and bell-shape medallions, boys, boatmen,fishes, sailing scenes, birds, ideographs and objects of householdadornments. Mark, a blue double ring. Teakwood covers. Height, 13 inches. (Illustrated) 373— Large Bottle-shaped Vase (Chien-lung) Glaze of mirror brilliancy showing a ground of creamy white,deftly clouded with patches or banks of bleu-fouctte of rich anddelicate quality, and a huge four-clawed dragon executed inpeachblooni tone, his body intertwined with the blue cloud banks. Height, 19% Second Afternoon
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